>> reporter: boston is slowly reopening and recovering. and as this process unfolds, many have been drawn to the area of town where the bombing happened. ♪ >> reporter: sometimes there is a strength in simply being together. >> people are going to have to band together and be with their loved ones and work through it by talking and feeling. >> reporter: hundreds gather this morning at the boston marathon finish line to pay respects. mourners left flowers, balloons, flags and messages for those killed and wounded in monday's bombings. >> it was shock. it was anger. it was sadness, because this is our city. you don't hurt our city. >> they picked on the wrong city. people here are very resilient. it's a great city. and it will never be quite the same, but you can't stop your life. you have to continue going forward, as best you can. >> reporter: to help those most affected by the bombing, the governor of massachusetts and the mayor formed one fund

boston. the nonprofit has reportedly raised more than $10 million. the boston red sox and major league baseball donated another $600,000 today. while so many look for ways to help, federal and state investigators are also warning about fake fundraisers that are using the tragedy to scam people out of money. the fbi is offering some tips to help avoid having your good intentions sidelined by criminals. here they are. verify the legitimacy of organizations by doing research and visiting official websites do. not allow others to make donations on your behalf, and make donations securely by writing a check made out to a specific charity, debit or credit card, but never give that information over the phone. in the newsroom, kimberly tere, nbc bay area news. >> kimberly, thank you. and as kim mentioned, hundreds of people gathered at the boston marathon finish line today to pay their respects. and tomorrow the governor of massachusetts is asking people across the state to observe a moment of silence at the time the first bomb went off, 2:50 in

the afternoon. it will be followed by the are ining of the bells in boston and elsewhere in that state as well. stay with us for continuing coverage of the bombing investigation. right now on nbcbayarea.com, there is helicopter video of the moments leading up to the suspect's arrest. new at 11:00, police are investigating a mugging and shooting in rockridge area. it highlights rock rink's problem with violent crime and it's reinvigorating the debate over what to do about it. monte francis is live in oakland with details. monte? >> reporter: good evening. people who live in the rockridge area are used to the occasional break-in or robbery, but they say it's been a number of years since someone has been shot there. still, they say they're surprised by the violence. it was about 9:30 saturday night when a couple was walking on manila avenue after having dinner at pasta pomadoro when someone tried to rob them at gunpoint.

police say the gunman shot the man in the shoulder and took off without any of the couple's belongings. >> we're getting a range of crimes -- home invasions, muggings at gunpoint, violent crimes in almost all neighborhoods. >> reporter: oakland city councilman dan kalb lives less than two blocks from where the shooting happened. kalb himself was robbed at gunpoint not far from his house last fall. >> i got in the car and somebody poked my in the back with gun, mugged at gunpoint and took my wallet and gun but i was not hurt physically. >> reporter: councilman kalb who represents the area says the message is that no neighborhood in oakland is immune to violent crime, and that he and other city leaders are obligated to offer solutions. >> what people want, and they have a right to have are more police on the streets. and they have to know that when crime does happen, it's going to be investigated. >> reporter: other typically low crime neighborhoods are also seeing a spike in violent crime. in nearby piedmont, where home invasions are on the rise, residents want to install

surveillance cameras to record every license plate that comes into town. frank castro has the rockridge crime prevention council. he says citizens can do their part to prevent crime, but agrees with kalb that a big part of the solution is simple, getting more officers on the streets. >> that rockridge is a target-rich environment. and with police response times not that great and with a shortage of police officers, crime is bound to go up. >> reporter: and the mayor's budget includes funding for additional police officers. and kalb says he would like to see a minimum of 800 from the current number of 640 in the next two years. and as for the shooting, the victim is expected to recover, and the gunman is still at large. a $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest. live in oakland tonight, monte francis, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, monte. in san lorenzo, homicide

investigators are at the scene of a suspicious death. the victim is a woman in her 50s who was found at 3:00 this morning lying in a pool of blood in her driveway. a neighbor found her on silver leaf drive near east 14 street. a man who lives a few doors down told us everyone who lives in the neighborhood belongs to a homeowners association, and the area is regularly patrolled by security. the woman's name has not been released. the sheriff's department tells us it will be up to the coroner to determine whether the woman was killed or died by accident or natural causes. and hayward police are looking for witnesses in a deadly shooting of a 26-year-old man last night. police say they found the man's body in the driveway of a home on franklin avenue near hard erode around 10:00 last night. the victim was rushed to eden medical center for treatment but died of his injuries this morning. police have not released any information about possible suspects. san jose police say it's amazing no one was killed when someone fired multiple shots into a car full of people early this morning. police say the shooting happened

about 2:00 a.m. in the parking lot of the fiesta parking lot. investigators are investigating the possibility that an argument inside the club led to the gunfire outside. police have not released any information or description of the gunman. to the weather. a live look at the bay bridge tonight. gorgeous out there. it was a beautiful day in san francisco as well. warm with a sunny sky and almost, almost hot in some spots. >> beautiful night tonight too, very warm out there. wait until you hear what is in the forecast for tomorrow. anthony slaughter is talking about record high temperatures? >> yeah. in fact today temperatures were just shy of records across the bay area. we got back up into the upper 80s across many locations. tomorrow a few degrees warmer. places like livermore and santa rosa back into the 90s, smashing the old records of 88 in livermore, 90 in santa rosa. that would tie that even san jose temperature tomorrow expected near 89 degrees. now tonight the lyrid meteor shower will be up if you're up early, around 4:00 to 5:00, the best time. we're expecting clear skies. definitely want to keep an eye to the eastern sky.

about 20 to 40 meteors expected an hour. not too bad there. fazekas as far as the heat tomorrow, gilroy one of the hottest locations. 93 for tomorrow. that's not even a record. the record for tomorrow is in fact 100 degrees in gilroy. and that's actually all-time record into april. we'll have more on the heat and let you know if there is any cooling headed our way coming up in just a little bit. >> thank you, anthony. still to come, putting a price on the new niner stadium in santa clara. the average being spent each day to build it. >> and moving on. without their all star, how the warriors are dealing with david lee's injury. we'll hear interest the head coach. plus, why the faa is warning travelers to expect delays at the nation's largest airports starting tomorrow. also -- >> check out the trails, see if i can make it. >> there you go. a new option in the south bay for people who want to walk or pedal for fun or perhaps even get to work.

we're following a developing story in the midwest tonight. rising water and a stormy forecast are causing concern along the mississippi river. the river is at or near flood stage across a huge swath of the region from illinois to missouri and beyond.

the high water forced the army corps of engineers to close lox and halt traffic. two bridges were also closed for several hours after more than 100 barges broke loose last night south of st. louis. last week's storms dumped a month's worth of rain in a few hours and triggered widespread flash flooding. at least three deaths have been blamed on the floods. a 5.9 magnitude earthquake rattled a large part of mexico tonight. the quake struck about 300 miles south of puerto vallarta and caused buildings to sway as far away as mexico city there are no immediate reports of major damage or injuries, but power was knocked out to some neighborhoods. more residents are back in their homes tonight, four days after a huge explosion at a fertilizer plant in central texas. today more evidence of the damage from the huge explosion in the town of west, texas, from an apartment complex ripped open, heavily damaged schools to a displaced congregation. they had to attend church outside. authorities say they have accounted for everyone after that explosion.

among them, two one people injured, 14 people dead, including buck uptmor, a former bull rider who was killed when he went to assist firefighters after the explosion. >> this is such a close family. this is such a big home. it's such a big home. >> investigators say they found the origin of the explosion, but won't say where or what triggered it. the federal aviation administration says you can expect to see delays at the nation's largest airport starting tomorrow morning, including sfo. fishes say spending cuts went into effect today at 13 of the country's largest airports. the delays are mainly the result of furloughs for air traffic controllers. they're required to take one day off without pay for every ten workdays. the system worked smoothly today, but this wasn't a busy day. the real test will come tomorrow morning when the skies are crowded. commuters who travel from the east bay to south san francisco will have more options at the end of the month when ferry service is expanded. a newly added boat will take

commuters from the ferry terminal to oakland's jack london square and alameda main. it will give riders more flexibility during peak commute hours. in addition to the added commuter trip, two leisure trips between south city and san francisco will be added. they'll accommodate visitors during the peak tourism season, as women as tour groups and students headed to destinations in san francisco. a new paved trail about seven miles long opened in san jose this weekend. it connects alviso to downtown san jose and is used by about a thousand people each day. half of them use the trail to get to work. the number of people on the trail is expected to increase now that it's paved. >> when i go over bumps or driveways like that, like, you know, it doesn't feel comfortable. i got to be on something smooth. plus, it's easy on me. we're about the same age. >> he is in dog years. it's different. it took crews about a year to pave the section of the trail.

more than a year after breaking ground on the new 49ers stadium, we're getting a clearer picture of what it costs to build the facility day by day. the price tag so far is more than $368 million, or about $1 million a day, give or take. it's the second most expensive nfl stadium in history behind cowboys stadium. most of the costs are funded by a public loan that is expected to be repaid by fans buying seat licenses, corporate partnerships the 49ers and tax revenue. $240 million went to brick and mortar. they stress the project does remain on budget. a very disappointing night for sharks fans. the team missed clinching a spot in the stanley cup play-offs tonight. here is a live look at the hp pavilion, where a turnover led to a late goal giving the columbus blue jackets a 4-3 victory over the sharks. fans haven't given up hope for the team to have a strong finish. >> heartbreaking. we came all the way from fresno to watch it.

it was a great game. it was a great game. >> expectations? >> i'm expecting play-offs. i want a stanley cup in san jose. >> the sharks say they just have to regroup and get ready for the next game, which is tuesday against dallas. and that's going to be the sharks' last home game of the season. >> they'll clinch it then. the water fountains in downtown san jose were popular with kids today and some adults. it's hot for this time of year, but it's not unbearable. it seems lick a lot of folks enjoyed the weather this afternoon. i did. >> word has it it's going to be even warmer tomorrow. warmer heading towards the hot spot. almost hot. >> i would go that. >> anthony slaughter, give us the numbers. >> we're going to be in the 90s tomorrow. places that got into the upper 80s today like san jose, livermore, even concord got into the upper 80s today. it's going to be a very warm day, but of course we don't have the humidity to deal with. so that's really nice. at the coast tomorrow, 77 degrees for your top temperature bayside. 81, and the hot spots are going to be the inland valleys near 92 degrees. and again, one of our warmest

locations will be in the south bay. we mentioned earlier gilroy. san jose is going to be around 89. tomorrow in fact that will tie an old record set back in 1988. if you've been here long enough, you'll know that was another time we had very hot temperatures this time of year. and even more recently 2009. that's when we saw a few records across the bay area. tomorrow is really going to set the page for new records across the board. 58 in santa rosa. look how mild it is across the east bay. even in the south bay 66 degrees. 66 in liver more. our average high for this time of year. and many of these locations are only near 70. so this is where you were used to being for this time of the -- at least for the afternoon hours. and so very mild even here in this evening hour. so we've got high pressure in control of the surface. it's causing sinking air. you don't get a whole lot of cloud cover with that and you also get the offshore winds. and that allows for really that natural cooling that we see from the ocean, that cool breeze that pushes in, that's actually just shut off because we've got all

of this air sinking down to the surface, and you don't have much cold air aloft in the atmosphere from the jet stream. so it's very warm. not only here at the surface, but aloft. that creates a little bit of an unbearable air quality from the east bay to the south bay tomorrow. if you have respiratory ailments, limit your time outdoors. it is going to be very mild to start the day tomorrow. in fact, 53 in santa rosa. 56 in san francisco. really don't cool a whole lot. that's going to set the stage for a very warm day by all means tomorrow. 83 in santa cruz. 90 in los gatos. 92 in morgan hill. 93 in gilroy. those will be some of our warmest locations. the east bay, you're going to see temperatures around 90 degrees. fairfield 91. livermore, you're going to top out around 92 degrees. even in the north bay, 91 in santa rosa. 90 in nap pal. even san francisco very similar to what we saw today, 78 degrees. we get oakland, 86. it's going to be very warm all across the board. it's hard to escape the heat tomorrow. redo see a little bit of

cooling, especially at the coast by a few degrees. major cooling as we head towards thursday. that's when we're going to see the natural ac flow back in. the onshore wind. living by the ocean, you get that every now and again. that's towards next weekend. and any time enjoy the nice, warm weather. >> i'm excited for tomorrow. >> me too. and we're off. >> exactly. >> the cherry blossoms blooming in san francisco's japan town. and this morning nbc area's mike inouye the senior appreciation brunch honoring japanese american seniors who made a difference in their community there was a parade, the 45th annual, and more than 1500 -- i'm slowing down to get the shots there it is. 1500 people participated in that parade. >> because we're enjoying the pictures of the parade. and everybody enjoying the gorgeous weather out there. >> the weather is perfect. the cherry blossoms. >> there you go. right now we're checking in with mindi bach of comcast sportsnet. i was going to say our very own

cherry blossom. but that sounds lame. >> our own queen. >> i like that warm weather, because it means it's going to be a great few days at the ballpark. buster posey and barry zito led the giants to a series sweep over the padres. highlights and reaction from china basin you do not want to miss. and we also have the warriors story about how they lose their all star forward for the rest of the postseason. the head coach sounds off on what the loss means moving forward that coming up in sports. look at them kids. [ sigh ]

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the golden state warriors fell to the denver nuggets in a tightly contested game last night. well, today the warriors found out they lost more than just the game. forward power david lee suffered a torn hip flexor early in the first quarter after going out hard on a foul. lee is the team's first all star in 15 seasons and will miss the remainder of the play-offs. head coach mark jackson on the loss. >> we can't replace him. and we know that. and that's the thing we have to know right away. he is the all-star power forward who has had an incredible year. tough loss for us.

and disappointing. hurt for him. but we move on. the san jose sharks can clinch a play-off spot with a point against the columbus blue jackets. they're down 3-1 in the third when andrew desjardin announced a comeback. 3-2 now for the sharks. on the power play with five minutes left. and joe pavelski ties this one up. sharks can smell a play-off berth. but oh no, what happened? under two minutes to play, the sharks give it right back. beating ante niemi and the sharks lose, 4-3. >> you know, i got that leg going, you think definitely the momentum is on your side, you're feeling good. you feel like you can win it, and they score with two minutes left. so it's a tough one to take. >> i wasn't concerned about getting a point and putting an x by the -- by our names. i was concerned about our game. and it's our game that will get us there or won't get us there.

forget about the clench part. don't even ask me the next game because we'll be in the same scenario. little league day at at&t park. and that little girl got angel pagan's autograph. he also asked her for a lucky hug. it worked. he drove in two runs. so did buster posey, his first home run of the season. it put the giants up 5-0. barry zito a solid outing. will venable. four strikeouts for zito. another seven shut-out innings. the giants sweep san diego and exercise a 5-0 win. >> reporter: well, the question of the day was could barry zito bounce back after a very rough start in milwaukee where he gave up nine runs and was pulled after just 2 2/3 innings. and barry answered today with a resounding yes, giving the giants seven shut-out innings, and leading to an eventual sweep over the padres. barry zito now has not allowed a

run in three of his four starts. >> you have to have a short-term memory in this game. we talk about it all the time. you let outs bleed into the next one, that's when things go bad. so you have to stick with your coach. >> what was working for you today? >> my change-up was a lot better today. and just the command of my offspeed was better, which made things better. >> great job on barry's part bouncing back. and throwing such a great game. you have to be resilient in this game. and, you know, he is a pro. you put that game behind him. and again, he felt like he threw well. and he had good command today, made his pitches. >> and talk about doing well in your own division. the giants are getting it done. they have held the padres scoreless in their last 21 innings played. from at&t park, i'm amy guerrez for nbc bay area. the a's on the other end of the spectrum. scoreless in the bottom of the first. runners on second and third, and

josh reddick, oops. that's his first error this season. and ryan roberts scores from third. 3-0 tampa now. you know escobar gets his first home run of the year, and tampa sweeps the a's, 8-1 they lose. how about the timbers and earthquakes. straight to the second half. and it's portland diego valeri. he is going to connect on the loose ball. the timbers up by one. so in stoppage time, quake still down. and stanford grad and davis native adam john. scoring on the equalizer, this game ends in a 1-1 tie, much to the excitement of the crowd. the a's will travel to boston for a three-game set. it's sure to be an emotional reunion for some of the players on the a's who used to play for the red sox. the giants will be right here at home. they will be taking advantage of the nice warm weather for a throw-day set against the diamondbacks. if you have monday off like you mentioned go, to the ballpark tomorrow night. it will be beautiful. >> i may consider that.

brilliant idea, mind i. >> come join me in the press box. come on! >> we're not allowed. >> exactly. >> thanks a lot. still ahead on earth day, how people are diving in to clean up the bay area. and the surprising thing some volunteers find. also, ever drop your child off at the day care at your local gym? one bay area lawmaker has some concerns about how they're regulated. the change he is calling for, just ahead.

more and more short-term day-care centers are popping up at fitness centers, shopping malls, grocery stores and other businesses. unlike full-time child care providers, they aren't licensed and regulated by the state. leland yi introduced a bill that would put basic standards in

place. his bill would require workers at drop-off day-care centers have to have a criminal background check and be at least 18 years old and require at least one adult for every ten children under the age of six and one adult for every 15 children seven and up. earth day tomorrow. events popped up all across the bay area today, including a very thorough cleanup effort in san francisco. >> volunteers cleaned up the beach and surrounding areas, divers from aquarium of the bay went underwater to pull trash out of the bay. last year they say they found some pretty interesting things. >> it was really unique. i'll be interested to see what they found this time. but we found bottles last year. we found -- people have gone down there and brought up tires and sinks. and last year i found a couple of grow ceo bars. so i think it's things that come off a lot of the ships too. >> a sink, really? all right. tomorrow just in time for earth day, a plastic bag ban goes into effect in most cities in san mateo county. coming up next, he nearly lost all his blood, but he is

expected to make a full recovery. the latest on the condition of the boston transit police officer wounded in thursday's shoot-out. also, the two words that seem to be bringing the people of boston together. >> and one of america's sweethearts put in handcuffs. what landed reese witherspoon in jail this weekend? enough about the book, i want to hear about your date. well, he showed up in a van. [ women ] oh-awww. [ voices in background ] [ female announcer ] swapportunity. the opportunity to swap a higher calorie snack for a delicious 90 calorie yoplait light. ♪ sorry... about your date, the details of your date. [ female announcer ] just one swap a day helps keep the calories away.

yoplait. it is so good. nearly 48 hours after the arrest, federal interrogators had hope todler be talking to dzhokhar tsarnaev, asking him what happened and why. >> there has been so much conversation yet, but tonight law enforcement officials say they are getting some responses. nbc's pete williams has more on that, and more on how the

intense manhunt came to an end on friday. >> reporter: though he lies under guard in a boston hospital in serious condition with gunshot wounds, including one to throat, federal officials say dzhokhar tsarnaev is beginning to respond to a few questions from a team of federal investigators. he is being questioned for brief periods, officials say, because of his condition, and he is responding mostly in writing. but he has difficulty speaking because of his throat wound, which some investigators say could be the result of a suicide attempt. newly released video from police helicopter shows how he was arrested. an armored vehicle with a robotic arm tore away a tarp covering a bet on a backyard trailer where he was hiding friday night. in this thermal image, the heat from his body clearly shows him lying in the boat. agents threw in small stun grenades, and a short time later he was under arrest. police radio relayed the word. >> subject in custody. >> reporter: boston transit police put the cuffs on his

wrists, tariking on that duty to honor richard donohue wounded tuesday night in a shoot-out with the tsarnaev brothers. among the questions unanswered, where were the bombs built? and did they test explosives somewhere outside of town? did they have help? so far the answer seems to be no. where do they get their guns? investigators are working to trace that now. what were they doing after the bombings? dzhokhar tsarnaev's classmates say returned tuesday to the umass dartmouth campus where he was a student. and what was his brother tamerlan doing when he flew to russia last january, then visited his father in dagestan? did that trip have anything to do with the bombing or his radicalization? as for the boston marathon bombings themselves, those who have seen a still unrelated surveillance video acquired by the fbi say it shows dzhokhar tsarnaev removing his backpack at the spot where the second bomb was placed and acting very differently from those around him when the first bomb went

off. >> it does seem to be pretty clear that this suspect took the backpack off, put it down, did not react when the first explosion went off, and then moved away from the backpack in time for the second explosion. so pretty clear about his involvement, and pretty chilling, frankly, as it was described to me. >> again, that was pete williams reporting. as we mentioned earlier in this newscast, police say the brothers carjacked an suv thursday night and held the car's owner at gunpoint. and tonight the carjacking victim tells nbc news he escaped when they stopped at a gas station. he described them as, quote, brutal and cautious. he asked that we not identify him, and he declined an on-camera interview. we have a new video to share tonight. this is home video obtained by nbc showing surviving bombing

suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev competing in a wrestling match in 2009. he is the wrestler in the black uniform. he competed in the 112-pound weight class in this massachusetts tournament four years ago. new details tonight on another victim of the marathon bombers. the boston transit police officer wounded in a shoot-out late thursday night, 33-year-old richard donohue was in stable but critical condition in cambridge on a breathing machine. but doctors say hey he is expected to make a full recovery. revealing today that he lost nearly all his blood, and as a result, his heart stopped from a time after a bullet severed three major blood vessels in his thigh. his brother is an officer with the winchester police department in massachusetts. >> he works for the transit. and i always tell him you're never going to see any action because you're on the subway. but, there he is, jumping into the midst of a gunfight in watertown and making transit very proud, and making our entire family and i aim aye assume our entire state and country very proud.

>> well, donohue did lose a friend the night of the shootings when m.i.t. police officer sean collier was shot and killed, police say by the marathon bombers. thousands of people at today's london marathon started the race paying tritribute to the victims of the boston bombings. the nearly 40,000 bombers stood in silence in honor of the victims. mark from seattle was among the runners. he also ran in boston last week. he said the london marathon was a wonderful experience, but last week's tragedy wasn't far from his mind. >> last monday my wife and i were about 200 yards from the finish at boston, and you know, the world fell apart in front of us. the second explosion was probably 100 yards, 100 meters ahead of us. and it got very scary future a little while. >> organizers at the london marathon say they beefed up security for today's events, but police are downplaying the extra security, saying the city is safe, and the extra security was not in response to a specific threat. and stay with us on air and

online for continuing coverage of the investigation into the boston marathon bombing. our website nbcbayarea.com is updated around the clock. authorities say an avalanche that killed five snowboarders in colorado yesterday may have been triggered by the snowboarders themselves. all five men killed were in their 30s and said to be experienced snowboarders and instructors. search and rescue crews recovered the bodies near the ludman pass after the slide. a sixth snowboarder who survived may be able to provide answers about the accident. it was the state's deadliest avalanche in 50 years. people who live in the foothills northeast of los angeles are back home after a fire forced them to evacuate. firefighters say they are near full containment of this brushfire which started yesterday morning. the result of sparks from a gardner's power tool. more than 200 firefighters worked to put out the flames because of the rugged and steep terrain. none of the threatened homes was damaged. gas prices here in the bay area are inching lower, slowly.

in oakland and san jose, the average price of regular unleaded gas is $3.93 a gallon. that's down about 12 cents from a month ago. in san francisco, the price drop is steeper. regular gas is 4:01 a gallon, down from $4.17. she might be legally blond, but reese witherspoon has problems with the law tonight. the oscar-winning actress was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge in atlanta friday morning. interesting story. a georgia state trooper says she refused to stay in the car while her husband was given a field sobriety test. witherspoon's husband james toth was arrested for driving under the influence. the trooper says witherspoon questioned whether he was a real officer, asked him if he knew who she was, and briefly, allegedly resisted arrest. witherspoon was at a red carpet event tonight for her new movie "mud." she didn't answer questions about the arrest. that's the story of reese witherspoon. coming up next -- >> bake sale, cookie, brownies, bake sale. thinking little girl's effort to

raise funds to fight cancer through bake sales and online has reached nearly $20,000. her motive is heartbreaking, but her dad says she is setting an example for the whole family. we'll show you the two words that are inspiring people in boston and around the world. we'll be right back.

tonight boston is a city living up to its new rallying

cry, boston strong. >> the phrase was seen and heard all over boston today as the city emerged from one of its darkest chapters. nbc's katy tur reports. >> reporter: sunday in boston, and nathaniel hall is filled with music. ♪ newberry street lined with shoppers, and boston common only two days ago deserted, is now full of children. >> it felt like an infusion of 60,000 people came in a matter of overnight. >> reporter: the city that started the american revolution proving its strength by simply moving forward. >> you don't mess with boston. it's a very, very resilient town. people here, life will go on. >> reporter: judy and susan both nurses at brigham & women's came to the edge of boylston for the first time since the tragedy to lay flowers. >> i know what the injuries were. and i just needed to come down here and see it for myself. >> reporter: in boston, the big signs of support have been just as important as the little ones. free hugs on boylston street.

memorials both temporary and permanent. >> see how great the community is getting behind you girls? >> reporter: simple gestures surpassing the wildest expectation. bridget, lauren, sierra and mary baked brownies well past their bedtime to raise money for people they never forget, the family's-year-old martin richard. they had hoped to make $100. so far they raised more than 5,000. >> we wanted to give cookies to all boston police. >> thank you. >> today they delivered cookies to boston's finest. >> it's great that they helped. and i really wanted to thank them. >> reporter: boston strong, wicked strong, we are one boston. >> i feel like a firefighter, i'm getting so much love! >> boston, my home. i'll never turn my back on it, you know. >> reporter: katy tur, nbc news, boston. well, the #bostonstrong was a trending topic. since monday it's been mentioned nearly half a million times and

counting. now to the warm weather. most people across the bay area enjoyed the sunshine today, and here is a live look over san francisco. temperatures are in the 50s right now. isn't it pretty? earlier today, temperatures were in the 70s in the city, and 80s elsewhere. >> yes. 60s real nice night here in san jose. anthony slaughter tracking the spring heat. anthony, much more on the way? >> lots more on the way. in fact, this week is just getting started with all of this heat. in fact, we've seen the warmest of this weekend's weather today. 87 in santa rosa. 78 in san francisco earlier today. 83 in oakland. san jose topped out at 86 degrees. our warm spot santa teresa at 90. tomorrow temperatures go up a little bit more. in fact, we're forecasting widespread records. in fact, you'll notice those temperatures tomorrow are going to be in the 90s for places like santa rosa and livermore. even near oakland, you're expected to go back into the mid-80s. san jose close to 90 degrees tomorrow. so it will be very warm, keep the spf handy and take frequent breaks if you have to be out in

the heat. 58 in san francisco. 58 in santa rosa. 60 in oakland. 66, meanwhile, down in san jose. and, again, lots of clear skies overnight and through the day tomorrow. and it's all because of high pressure that is overhead. and we've got it, the circulation around our high pressure, which is a s a clockwise circulation. and of course that means the winds are out of the north. you get the sinking air, and the air as it sinks warms, and that's what we're seeing happen at the surface. so a very warm day expected for tomorrow. and even tonight, mild conditions overhead. 55. and redwood city. 57 in los gatos. 58 in san jose. really, once we get the day started tomorrow, temperatures are going to soar. by noon back into the 80s. close to 91 in sunnyvale. 92 in morgan hill, our warmest location, gilroy at 93 tomorrow. 90 in danville tomorrow. 90 in walnut creak creek. 81 in hayward. 84 in castro valley. even in the city tomorrow, very similar to what we saw today. 78 degrees there. wine country going to be warm from napa to santa rosa back

into the 90s there as well. now hang on. temperatures will cool off just a bit as we head towards tuesday and wednesday. that natural ac moves in. we start to get the ocean breeze. and once we hit thursday, it's really going to be comfortable, back to jacket weather at the coast. 70s inland, and you'll notice even towards next weekend, no rain in sight over the next few weeks, at least this upcoming week. and it looks to stay dry. we haven't seen rain really since april 7th. we're starting an entrance where we don't see a whole lot of precipitation. but you know what? i love this warm weather. >> it's looking good tomorrow. as you mentioned, a lot of people on the set have tomorrow off. not all of us. not all of us. >> oh, sorry, gary. all right. coming up next, one 7-year-old girl is on a mission to save lives. how she has raised almost $20,000 to help battle a disease that impacts millions of people. her story is coming up in tonight's bay area proud. ♪ ♪ bake sale relay for life ♪.

what happened in boston has many us of thinking to how we respond to tragedy and loss. >> a-year-old girl has something to teach us about that. >> in january the morning after her mother died of breast cancer, kenna reed brought a jar into the kitchen, dumped out the money inside and started to count it. she told her father she wanted to do something to fight the disease that took her mother. garvin thomas shows us how in tonight's bay area proud. >> let's go ahead and get started. >> reporter: it's a thursday night in april, and the relay for life captains are meeting at a san jose middle school. there are just a couple weeks left until their annual fundraising walk for the american cancer society. >> super excited about how queer doing so far this year. >> reporter: among the close to 100 captains, though, one stands out. and by that we don't mean you sometimes find her standing on a chair. no, 7-year-old kenna reader is not just the youngest captain by

far. her team has raised the most money by far. this year's relay is not kenna's first. her family fielded a team last year. >> seven laps equals a mile. i walked ten. my mom walked ten. >> kenna's mother robin had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009. but after a period of success, thanks to radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery, the cancer had returned. robin would not live to see this year's relay. >> bake sale. bake sale! cookies, brownies. bake sale. >> reporter: beginning the day after her mother's death, though, kenna has thrown herself, all 50 pounds of it, into this year's event. kenna says team reader kids has raised the most. >> bake sale. >> reporter: because they work the hardest. >> bake sale! >> reporter: and are the cutest. both were in evidence at a recent bake sale outside their neighborhood safeway. the more than $700 this event

pulled in are on top of the more than $16,000 kenna's team has raised. >> i think she is amazing. i seriously am just amazed that at 7 years old she gets it, and she knows how to drive towards a goal, and she is making it happen. >> reporter: kenna, though, has not just been an inspiration to other fundraisers. she is an inspiration to her father. he says ironically, it has been his daughters who have set the tone for life without mom. >> it's almost like it neutralizes my pain, you know, because i go if they can handle it as well as they are, then i should be too. >> reporter: it seems they knew the right recipe for dealing with a loss. do keep busy. don't feel sorry for yourself. and above all, make sure you find at least some good in something bad. >> the relay for life fundraiser is this friday. visit our bay area proud website

to find out how you can help kenna's team. and for full disclosure, kenna is the niece of nbc producer allison holman. and she has inspired many of us here as well. she has openly used her cute factor to outraise the grownups in her family also. when we come back, a walk to end hunger in the south bay.

finally tonight, hundreds of people gathered in san jose today to try to end hunger one step at a time. >> communities all over the bay area hosted hunger walks aimed at raising awareness and money. >> about 2,000 walkers today all throughout the bay area, coming together to walk to raise issues and to raise funds to support programs all over this community and around the world. >> despite rebounds in the local economy, food banks report the

need for food assistance still very high here and where we live. local food banks say the money they get from the walks is helping them keep food on the shelves. and one more warning. it's going to be hot tomorrow. >> it is going to be hot. record heat across the bay area tomorrow. i wouldn't be surprised if you look at every city breaking a record across the bay tomorrow. 92 inland. 77 at the coast. it's going to be hard to escape the heat. as we head towards tuesday, things will cool. for wednesday and thursday, that's when the major cooling comes our way. we're back into the 70s inland. 60s at the coast. a little bit of everything this upcoming week. back into the 80s by next weekend. >> thank you very much. nice and warm. nice and dry. >> absolutely. thanks for watching nbc bay area news. the chris matthews show is next. >> good night, everyone. >> good night.

>> this is is the chris matthews show. >> ask not what your country can do for you. >> tear down this wall. i can hear you. >> the time for change has come. chris: again, boston's american tragedies is our latest national nightmare but it comes out almost out of nowhere. we know we have enemy who is hate us. but we don't understand what it's all about. carry on -- an event nearly impossible to secure forces

changes to the american life. will monuments become so restricted that the enemies stpwhin and watergate revolution. it's 40 years since bob woodward were following the money on a story that drove nixon from office. will the same thing happen today? with us today from "the washington post," bob woodward, cbs' lesley stahl, gloria borger from cnn and michael duffy from time magazine. for nearly 12 years americans have had a full awareness that enemies are dedicated to hitting us. we dedicate ourselves to carrying on to stiffening our resolve as the president said thursday. >> we may be momentarily knocked off our feet. but we'll pick ourselves up. we'll keep going. we will finish the race. chris: and our resilience isn't

just rhetoric. we haven't seen evidence that worries about threats intimidate americans from carrying on. here is the way condoleeza rice expressed it to you on "60 minutes" back then. >> we had an event on september 11th that has changed the way we think about security. that can't be ignored. the fact is that we are more aware of the vulnerabilities of an open society. but we simply can't let the terrorists win. chris: maybe we don't get hit that often. that's a nice picture, by the way. is theory about the american resilience and our national character. >> we do find a sense of equilibrium. but life isn't nothing the way it was before 9/11. i even go back when ronald reagan was shot. we live under unbelievable restrictions and they have changed the way we